Meek School of Journalism and New Media faculty met Friday at noon to discuss how to move forward after Ed Meek’s Facebook post received widespread criticism and national attention. Although no official confirmation has been released, an early draft of a faculty statement acquired by The Daily Mississippian shows that faculty plan to ask Meek […]
U.S. Senate candidate David Baria spent time in Oxford on Friday morning to appear on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” as it aired live from Boure. Later in the day, Baria sat down with The Daily Mississippian to talk about what he plans to do for college students, if he is elected. Baria, a native of Hancock […]
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” spoke to a crowded auditorium on Friday night at the Gertrude C. Ford Center. Scarborough and Brzezinski discussed the state of journalism and politics during the Trump administration with award-winning authors Jon Meacham and Walter Isaacson. The event was sponsored by the Overby Center for Southern […]
State Sen. Chris McDaniel hosted a town hall at the Oxford Conference Center on Thursday night, where about 50 voters asked McDaniel questions regarding Confederate monuments, a lack of conservative professors at Ole Miss and McDaniel’s thoughts on immigration. McDaniel is running in the special election for U.S. Senate against incumbent U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith […]
Ole Miss is rescinding its two-strike drug and alcohol policy and instead will now judge drug and alcohol offenses on a case-by-case basis. Since 2006, the university’s two-strike policy has mandated minimum sanctions for alcohol and drug offenses on campus or in Lafayette County. Student or student organizations would receive a first strike for any […]
The Oxford Board of Aldermen unanimously passed the “Alcohol and Safety” ordinance Tuesday night, which will require students to scan their IDs to enter bars, will require sororities and fraternities to rent out venues with adequate security and will force businesses to install cameras on the interiors of their buildings. The ordinance will go into […]
Business leaders and political figures came together on Wednesday to discuss ways for Mississippi to move from the bottom to the top by embracing technology at the University of Mississippi’s third annual Technology Summit. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter delivered the welcome address by emphasizing the need for technological research at the university. “As chancellor, I’m committed […]
On Tuesday, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a lottery bill after initially voting against it on Monday. The bill will now be sent to the governor, who has already indicated his support for the bill. If signed into law, this bill would allow for gas stations and other approved vendors across the state, including […]
The Oxford Board of Aldermen plans to vote on the publicly scrutinized “alcohol and security” ordinance at Tuesday night’s meeting, signaling a conclusion of the months-long series of public hearings and proposed drafts since the ordinance’s first introduction in June. The vote comes at a time during which Oxford officials are trying to manage the […]
Associated Student Body Attorney General Katherine Sistrunk has resigned from her position to instead help lead the newly established Elections Reform Task Force. Sistrunk was sworn into office in April after winning 68 percent of the vote in the ASB general election. Afterwards, Sistrunk said she partially attributed her win to her membership in a […]
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